With how many of my absolute favorite, really well made shows have been cancelled recently, I don't think I'll be watching anything except long established shows or one-off mini-series.
This was without one of the best surprises I've seen, going into it blind and I couldn't wait for season 2 and then, for some absolutely baffling reason, they cancel the show despite the obviously great viewer score too. Same thing with Shadow & Bone... what's next, cancellation of The Silo?
Streaming services are making their libraries tv-show graveyards and the more they do, the less likely I am to subscribe to their services, as one of the greatest strengths any streaming subscription has, is having the option to watch whenever you want and find gems from longer ago to watch. But if I feel like I either gotta start watching as soon as possible to try and make showrunners keep a show and then most shows are cancelled anyway, it is a waste of my time and my money.
This show is the perfect example of showrunners using instant gratification as their merit for success instead of seeing the big picture of incredibly good premises for shows that could go on for several seasons and genuinely hook people in once the word gets out.
Netflix' The Warrior Nun is an example of that. I had never even heard of the show once it had it's season 1, then I heard the buzz when season 2 came around and before I got to season 2 (as obviously I'd start from the beginning), it was cancelled.
Word of mouth goes around with a delay and I guarantee The Peripheral's season 2 would have had people buzzing and making people pick it up as one to watch.
This was without one of the best surprises I've seen, going into it blind and I couldn't wait for season 2 and then, for some absolutely baffling reason, they cancel the show despite the obviously great viewer score too. Same thing with Shadow & Bone... what's next, cancellation of The Silo?
Streaming services are making their libraries tv-show graveyards and the more they do, the less likely I am to subscribe to their services, as one of the greatest strengths any streaming subscription has, is having the option to watch whenever you want and find gems from longer ago to watch. But if I feel like I either gotta start watching as soon as possible to try and make showrunners keep a show and then most shows are cancelled anyway, it is a waste of my time and my money.
This show is the perfect example of showrunners using instant gratification as their merit for success instead of seeing the big picture of incredibly good premises for shows that could go on for several seasons and genuinely hook people in once the word gets out.
Netflix' The Warrior Nun is an example of that. I had never even heard of the show once it had it's season 1, then I heard the buzz when season 2 came around and before I got to season 2 (as obviously I'd start from the beginning), it was cancelled.
Word of mouth goes around with a delay and I guarantee The Peripheral's season 2 would have had people buzzing and making people pick it up as one to watch.